Assisted reproductive technology use in the United States: a population assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study social and demographic differentiation of assisted reproduction technology (ART) use at the population level in the United States.

Design

Population-based study.

Setting

Not applicable.

Patient(s)

Women 15-49 years old in the American Community Survey and National Vital Statistics Birth Certificate data from 2010-2017.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measure(s)

Birth rate after ART by major sociodemographic categories and likelihood of having an ART birth.

Result(s)

Net of education, age, period, and marital status, the incidence rates of ART births are lower for black women (0.57 times; 95% CI, 0.52-0.62) and Hispanic women (0.67 times; 95% CI, 0.57-0.62) relative to white women's rates; for Asian women, the i

SUBMITTER: Tierney K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986780 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature